"No-one likes a rat"

"No-one likes a rat" & yet I've heard that "intelligence-led policing" is key to the future of this end of the criminal justice system. Surely the community justice system will also be "intelligence-led"? A community justice system that depends entirely on unsolicited confession will surely be very limited. Hence my interest in Restorative Justice has moved on over the last 20 years and now incorporates "Ethical Outings".

http://restorativejustice.pbworks.com
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http://imperfectidealist.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharing-big-plan-for-next-6-months.html
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http://freelend.pbworks.com/w/page/45065223/St%20Leonards%20Sharing%20Consortium#StLeonardsSharingObjectives
etc etc